New Sensor Traces Glucose in Saliva, Tears of Diabetics | eHEALTH Magazine - 0 views
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jim con on 30 Aug 12A new type of bio-sensor can detect minute traces of glucose in saliva, tears and urine, doing away with pinpricks for diabetes testing. "It's an inherently non-invasive way to estimate glucose content in the body," said Jonathan Claussen, former Purdue University doctoral student and now a research scientist at the US Naval Research Lab.